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singerly

singerly adjective: proper to or characteristic of a singer.

Adjective

singerly (comparative more singerly, superlative most singerly)

  1. Proper to or characteristic of a singer
    • Dietrich and Lenya lacked a number of singerly virtues, but their strengths lay in a kind of extramusical quality of feeling and experience.1988 February 19, Chris Morris, “Marianne Faithful--Strange Weather”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2021

Forms of singerly

comparativemore singerly
superlativemost singerly

Origin of singerly

From singer + -ly.

Questions about singerly

What does singerly mean?
Singerly means proper to or characteristic of a singer.
What part of speech is singerly?
Singerly is an adjective.

Words near singerly in the dictionary

  1. singeress
  2. singeresses
  3. Singerian
  4. singerie
  5. singerlike
  6. singerly
  7. singers
  8. singes
  9. singes one's wings
  10. singest
  11. singest small

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